Track and field: Carmel boys win dual at Fishers

Carmel's Zach Cox swept both hurdle events at the Greyhounds' dual track and field meet with Fishers on Saturday. Cox won the 110 hurdles event by two seconds over second place. (Kent Graham)

The Carmel boys track and field team won a dual meet with Fishers Saturday morning, 74-58 at Reynolds Tigers Stadium.
The Greyhounds were dominant in the sprints, scoring 1-2-3 finishes in the 100 and 200 dashes, while Fishers ruled the long distances, going 1-2-3 in the 1600 and 3200 runs. Carmel pulled ahead with victories in 10 of the 16 events, including two of the winner-take-all relays, which give five points to first place. The Greyhounds won the 4×100 and 4×400 relays.
Zach Cox swept the hurdles, easily taking the 110 event in 15.68 seconds (two seconds ahead of second place) and the 300 hurdles in 40.35 seconds. Colton Parker led the way in the 100 and 200 dashes. The Greyhounds also were strong in the field, with victories by Ben Campbell in the long jump, Aydrian Caldwell in the high jump, Seth Hutchison in the pole vault (14 feet) and Nolan Ring in the discus.
The Tigers got a double win from Jaylen Castillo, first in the 1600 run and then in the 800, where he finished well under the two-minute mark (1:58.91). Keefer Soehngen cruised to victory in the 400 dash, with a winning time of 48.67 (2.77 seconds ahead of second place. Wil Clark paced the 3200 run and Caleb Gates was first in the shot put. Fishers also won the 4×800 relay.

Team score: Carmel 74, Fishers 58.
4×800 relay: 1. Fishers 8:29.87.
110 hurdles: 1. Zach Cox (C) 15.68, 2. Tyler Tarter (F) 17.68, 3. Adom Quist (C) 18.13.
100 dash: 1. Colton Parker (C) 11.39, 2. James Philpott (C) 11.43, 3. Tommy Maurer (C) 11.53.
1600 run: 1. Jaylen Castillo (F) 4:32.81, 2. Alec Foster (F) 4:34.94, 3. Ben Greiwe (F) 4:42.88.
4×100 relay: 1. Carmel 42.20.
400 dash: 1. Keefer Soehngen (F) 48.67, 2. Isaiah Thompson (C) 51.44, 3. Drew Willman (C) 51.66.
300 hurdles: 1. Cox (C) 40.35, 2. Tarter (F) 42.13, 3. Robert Seay (F) 44.59.
800 run: 1. Castillo (F) 1:58.91, 2. Soehngen (F) 2:00.81, 3. Hudson Alden (C) 2:00.99.
200 dash: 1. Parker (C) 23.02, 2. Philpott (C) 23.09, 3. Desmond Duffy (C) 23.18.
3200 run: 1. Will Clark (F) 9:41.27, 2. Matthew Leppert (F) 9:41.41, 3. Nick Pulos (F) 10:07.73.
4×400 relay: 1. Carmel 3:31.26.
Long jump: 1. Ben Campbell (C) 19-5, 2. Joe Syrus (F) 19-1, 3. Jacob Cortelyou (C) 18-8.5.
High jump: 1. Aydrian Caldwell (C) 5-10, 2. Carver Wood (C) 5-6, 3. Paul Kelley (F) 5-4.
Pole vault: Seth Hutchison (C) 14-0, 2. Dylan Parodi (F) 10-0, 3. Seth Hargis (C) 9-0.
Discus: 1. Nolan Ring (C) 166-11, 2. Caleb Gates (F) 148-8, 3. Mark Herman (C) 135-4.
Shot put: 1. Gates (F) 46-8.5, 2. Evan Brehl (C) 45-9.5, 3. Herman 44-11.5.